Having been to it (2017)....I’ll say it’s worth seeing (one of the ten Amsterdam sights I’d recommend), and I agree...it is a aging building.
But the current entry fee is 24 Euro ($27) per adult, and 11 Euro for a student. Hefty cost. I would imagine they’ve looked at 30 Euro per adult but folks would shake their heads.
I imagine they could sell one painting and be at forever.
I was in 2010. Worth the trip. Europe has a ton to offer. I’m glad I was able to go before all destroyed.
i agree ... toured Amsterdam in the late 90’s ....definitely worth seeing and it indeed is indeed an aging building ... wasn’t there long enough to visit everywhere i wanted to, but did manage to tour the Anne Frank house and drove on the giant Zuiderzee Works dam ... wanted to tour a working windmill, but alas ran out of time ...
Sounds like they have way too much overhead. Maybe administration salaries are too high.
The museum big wigs probably have huge salaries.